Business Development Coordinator

About Us 
 
CF is a leading consultancy dedicated to making a lasting impact on health and healthcare. We work with leaders and frontline teams to improve health, transform healthcare, embed life science innovation and boost growth through investment.  
 
Our consultancy serves the entire healthcare sector, from healthcare systems and life sciences to health tech and sector suppliers. CF's multi-disciplinary team provides end-to-end services, spanning strategy, finance, performance, organisational improvement, data and digital. We also create optimal policy conditions for healthcare advancements through evidence-based thought leadership, taking a proactive stance on key issues.  
 
As an inclusive and values-driven organisation, we are committed to excellence and are honoured to have received multiple industry awards. With unmatched access to UK healthcare data and specialist data science expertise, our consultants are a driving force for delivering positive and meaningful change.  

As a Business Development Coordinator for our Life Sciences practice, you will support CF by managing key business development activities. You will assist in tracking opportunities, preparing high-quality proposals, and ensuring smooth bid processes. Your role will involve maintaining the opportunity tracker, managing bid resources, and collaborating with internal teams to deliver tailored, winning proposals. 

This role requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to handle multiple priorities. You’ll work closely with the Business Development Manager and other teams to ensure proposals meet client needs and align with CF’s objectives. 

If you’re proactive, detail-oriented, and eager to grow your expertise in business development and healthcare consulting, this role offers an excellent opportunity to make an impact. 

Responsibilities:

Document Management  

• Assist in developing detailed, professional proposal documents that articulate CF's products, services, and unique value 

• Create bid mobilisation PowerPoint packs, lodge clarification questions, complete bid compliance documents in line with client requirements, proof reading, submitting proposals via client online portals, collating CVs, case studies and other materials for proposals as needed 

• Support the bid close down process by ensuring that all files are correctly labelled and tagged on SharePoint and that key material we have created is curated and stored in the proposal resources library for future use

Problem Solving 

• Research and track future work opportunities that align with the objectives of CF  

• Effectively coordinate bid opportunities, including organising meetings, managing the storage of updates and clarifications, and uploading tender responses and queries 

• Identify gaps and provide insights to enhance our proposal strategy based on customer feedback 

• Identify, mitigate or escalate risk on bid submissions 

Data & Systems Ownership  

• Manage our opportunity tracker by logging new opportunities, capturing key information about each opportunity, and recording and coding feedback we receive following bid submission 

• Provide bid support and administration to the Business Development Manager and Managing Partner for Life Sciences 

• Leverage our CRM, CMap and other CF tools to build and maintain a robust repository of response content and bid enablement materials

Communication  

• Provide timely updates on the business development function to the SLT and wider business development function as needed  

• Proactively engage with internal stakeholders to progress and chase input to bids, escalating issues where appropriate 

• Collaborate with other CF teams (Consulting, Finance, People) to gather accurate information for both one-off and ongoing use 

• 1+ years of experience in proposal management, technical writing, health data or a related role  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex information clearly 

• Strong project management and organisational skills to handle multiple priorities and deadlines 

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products 

• Experience with CMap, our CRM would be advantageous 

• Holiday entitlement: 25 days/year for staff and 30 days/ year for leadership increasing by 1 day for every year of service up to a maximum of 35 days of holiday per year  

• We contribute 7% of your salary into your pension, while you contribute 3% (or more if you like)  

• Access to a flexible benefits programme giving you the chance to increase pension contributions, gain access to a cash plan or benefit from a ClassPass subscription  

• Annual leave purchase: employees with less than 35 days annual leave entitlement are able to purchase additional annual leave days  

• Income protection: in the event of long-term incapacity and a qualifying claim, 75% of salary will be paid  

• Enhanced sick pay benefit beyond Statutory Sick Pay for up to a total 12 weeks in any 12-month period  

• Life insurance covering four times your basic salary in a tax-free lump sum payable to your beneficiaries in the event of your death whilst in service  

• Enhanced family leave policies: additional pay for parents who have a baby or adopt  

• Access to an interest free loan of up to £10,000  

• Access to an interest-free season ticket loan, repayable by 12 monthly instalments  

•  Workplace nursery scheme: access to a scheme to help working parents save tax and NI on the cost of the nursery care  

•  Flexible working policy: including the ability to work fully remotely for up to 4 weeks a year  

•  An employee assistance and wellness Program: including access to telephone counselling, life coaching, interactive tools online and digital content downloadable from Lifeworks  

•  Seasonal flu jabs: provided by Boots annually  

•  Eye care tests: vouchers and discounts at Vision Express  

•  Ride to work scheme, saving up to 42% on bikes and cycling accessories at Evans Cycles  

• Membership to the Health Service Journal (HSJ)